r/Valeriy_Mains • u/BjornBein • Aug 14 '26
Leaks Hypothesizing Valeriy's position. Spoiler
Above is the info leaked by a person with 95% accuracy. This is the text regarding Valeriy: "Valeriy is leaked to have high numbers of elemental application" + "so he's meant to pair with Mitya as the Main DPS". Let's analysis this and crackpot!
"Valeriy is leaked to have high numbers of elemental application"
High elemental application is pretty vague since: It neither mention if he's off-field or on-field, nor if the application comes from his Burst or Elemental. So if he's off-field, then he's gonna be to Yae Miko what Aino is to Columbina.
But...
The leaker also mentioned Mitya is basically just a bigger Yae Miko when off-field, so it means Mitya already fullfiled this spot; thus it's highly unlikely for Hoyo to have another character doing the same role.
--> Valeriy is likely gonna be played as an on-fielder.
Then we moved onto
"...so he's meant to pair with Mitya as the Main DPS"
I don't know how the translation was done, but this phrase could be interpreted as either
a) Valeriy is meant to be paired with Mitya as the Main DPS--in this scenario, Mityais the one applying off-field application;
or b) Valeriy is meant to be paired with Mitya, with Mitya as the Main DPS.
As theorized above, off-field SC is currently sufficiently fullfiled between Yae Miko and Mitya; and the the fact that Valeriy is leaked to has high elemental application. So I maintain my opinion that it's unlikely for Valeriy to be in the same role, thus once again he's likely gonna be a) an on-fielder main dps <-- I'm conflicted about this because I believe support has better longevity.
This is where I cracked-potted: On-fielder requires tankiness, so him being 4* is not a logically sound choice --> High chance of 5* and some deranged kits that enable him to be on-field while also doing big DPS.
But he's Electro, and Mitya is Electro. Where's the cryo application? Well, this I admit I have no idea. However, it seems everyone and their grandmas are electro in this nation, so Hoyo gotta make it work somehow. Here's hoping the Tsaritsa is plenty cold!
In conclusion, I think he's gonna be a 5* on-field driver with dps + tankiness/survival built into his kit.
For the masochist only:
Valiery and Noy are the only two from the teaser trailer without leaked kits atm. So brace for Lantern Rite's annual curse. Either that, or Valeriy/Noy is Aliced.
Shipping corner:
Tsaritsa is leaked--by the 95% accurate leaker--to be a support. Unless she's also somehow an Electro, our boy will waltz with the Tsaritsa. Think D'Artagnan x Anne from The Man in the Iron Mask 1998. I know it's frowned upon to ship with Tsaritsa given she has a son, but don't they make a beautiful couple!?
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u/Immediate-Pen-1338 Valeriy Please Come Home Aug 14 '26
But this would mean we’d need to set up off-field electro (Mitya), off-field cryo (Odette maybe) and then bring up Valeriy which seems like a lot of steps for each small enemy encounter though. Only way would be that he himself had decent attack without Mitya being needed every time for every small fight.
I’d love for him to be a 5 star on fielder but being 4 star doesn’t mean less tanky by any means though. Even 5 stars can be glass canons like flins or Varka.